Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
SOUTH FLORIDA's EXPOSITION.
successful Inauguration of the
Great EuterDrise.

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Great Enterprise.
ORLANDO, FLA, Feb. Ito say that
the South Florida Exposition that opened
yesterday is a grand and complete sue
cess is only hall telling the story. 1t is
more than a success. 1t even astonishes
it's most sanguine friends.
The doors opened yesterday even before
all the exhibits were in order, and by
noon the grounds were crowded. The eX-
hibits kept coming in, and to-day nearly
everything is cnOck-a- block, all space
taken and some exhibits yet to arrive.
1t is a wonderful and beautiful display.
Orange county leads off with vast and
| diversified exhibit OF oranges, lemons,
| shaddocks, grape fruits, Japan plums and
| persimmons, etc. magnificent showing
OF all kinds OF garden truck: cabbages,
collards, caulifiower, beets, turnips, pars-
| ley, spinach, green peas, lettuce, onions,
| tomatoes, etc, also cassova, AFRO WrO0t,
bananas, and, IN fact, most complete
agricultural and horticultural line. 1t is
certainly astonishing to note the variety
| OF ecitrus fruit and vegetables dis
| played. Some displays are particularly
noticeable. Among them the fine vege.
tables shown by DR.. j. l.. Watkins, of Or
| lando, and the complete and timely clas5l-
| fed exhibit of citrus fruit shown by Rev,
L us
lection are thlrty-three varieties OF or
anges, among them the Jatfa, Majolica,
Naval, Maltese, Oval, Mediterranean blood
| and many choice kinds. A beautiful clus-
| ter OF twelve large grape fruits attracted
much attention, especially from the
| Northern visitors. Judge Speer, OF Oak
land, made handsome display of fruit
and vegetables; Whitemore Bros, OF kls-
simmee, have a specially attractive dis
their
| truck farm near that city.
BREvARD'S EXHIBIT
is not yet complete, but the energetic
committee in charge, Messrs. Magruder,
OF Rock Ledge, A. l.. Hatch, of City
Point, and Robert Ransom, OF Titusylle,
are hard at work, and Brevard will make
good showing under their energetic
management. Their line of citrus fruit
is most complete, embracing all the best
varieties, some twenty in all, and the
| fruit is uniformly of good size, color and
weight. They display also beautiful clear
cane syrup, grape fruits, pine apples,
etc. The navels and tangerines are very
| tine, and attract much attention. Specl-
mems OF the famous Madame Vinons'
which took the gold medal at New Or
/ leans, are shown. The central figure of
the exhibit is a raised pyramid sur
| mounted by huge shaddock. Effectively
|
anges below this Is a fine photo
graph OF this county's display at
New Orleans. Ranged along the wall are
some fifteen boxes Of nicely packed Or
anges to show the different styles of pack
| ing.
BUSY As BEES.
HernandO's committee is busy putting
the finishing touches TO their large and
very meritorious display. MIR. Cash
Il Of NIA l.
| ter, and Senator Mann are responsible for
this exceptionally grand exhibition.
| Theirs is 80 large and varied that we will
defer the full description till to-morrow's
| letter.
The Sumter county committee are fully
alive to their interests, and their display
will be a fine and very interesting one. 1t
embraces WIDE variety of products and
shows we'll the resources Of their prosper
Gus county.
THEBENCH AND POULTRY DISPLAYS
are good. In the FORMER are some very
fine dogs, embracing terriers, settlers,
m astiffs, pugs, pointers, St. Demands and
others. Among the poultry we noted
andsome triOs of brow n, white and black
Leghorns, buff and white Cochins, Par
fridge Cochins, Plymouth Rocks, Ban
tams and b. b. Red Game. This shows
conclusively that fine poultry can be
easily and cheapy raised in Florida.
VARIOUS NOTES.
The merchants of Orlando make fine
trade display, aud doubtless will nd it
a very profitable enterprise. OF this and
the art hall, crowded with beautiful
specimens OF ladies' handiwOrk, pictures.
ETC., we will particularize in our next.
The fair, as whole, is grand success.
| The exhibits are carefully chosen, are
we'll arranged, and readily and truly
| ,snI
| The attendance is very large, ana scores
OF visitors are arriving by every train.
Not only do the people who reside in this
| section of Florida attend in large num-
bers 10 profit by the experience OF others,
but there are hundreds and hundreds of
visitors from other States.
the value ofthis exposition to the State
generally, and South Florida particu-
larry, cannot be estimated In dollars and
cents. 1t certainly can be counted on
safely as the means of adding fully 800 to
1,200 new citizens to Florida in the next
year, who, without some such tangible
| evidence OF our prosperity and varied
resources, would never have thought of
settling here. In fact, prospectors right
here in Orlando have been waiting till
the fair came of to see for themselves
| what this much-talked of "sand' would
produce. and now that they have seen the
wonderful results achieved, they certain
ly will invest.
At a meeting last night Of the Florida
| Fruit Growers Association, the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year were
chosen: ID. Redmond, Jacksonville, Pres
ident; W. III. Sebring, Levy, Vice PresI-
dent; ID. ii. Elliott, Secretary, and A. IL.
Meanwhile, Corresponding Secretary. The
gold medal awarded Florida at the New
Orleans Worlds Exposition has been re-
ceived and is ia possession Of Secretary
| Elliott. It's handsome one, finely en-
graVed, and is a trophy to be proud of.
| THE HALIFAX RIVER
section is to be well represented, owing
TO the interchangeable energy aud enter
prise or ons OF her wIdeawake citizens,
Mr.. John Anderson, OF Ormond. They
are busy arranging the exhibit to-day,
and much attention is being attracted by
| their fine specimens of oranges and other
| fruits. They raise magnificent fruit on
the Halifax, and MIR. Anderson, with
honest home pride, Is determined the
world shall know 1t.